Idealology Magazine

Ideology Magazine Gwen Halfe

Marxism Marxism originates from Karl Marx in the 19th century and is still used today. Some people appreciate communism today because of how it provides things like public property for citizens to have access to. Communism aims for a profit based economy with public ownership of some major means of production.

Marxism Advantages to Marxism - His theory analyzes power and conflict in society. It explains why there is an uneven distribution of wealth and power between social classes. -He really explains conflict and change Disadvantages to Marxism -Leads states to Tyranny. With Marxism People often think of “communist dictatorship”

Communism A political theory that advocates class war, and publicly owned property. Each person is paid according to their abilities and needs (Karl Marx theory). Some characteristics of communism are: -Central Planning -Moving away from private property ownership An example of a communist country today is North Korea. It is a total dictatorship run country who is led by Kim Jong-Un -Collective ownership of means of production

Vladimir Lenin He was the head government of Soviet Russia from 1917-1924. And then the Soviet union, 1922-1924. He was considered a leftist and was known to be against democracy. Vladimir Lenin proposed the establishment of the dictatorship of the proletariat. He was known as a ba person because he fought his own country before the revolution of 1917. But became a hero after he gained power because he fought with all he was.

Utopian Socialism Definition: socialism achieved by the more persuasion of capitalists to surrender the means of production peacefully to the people. Utopian Socialism has become important over time as it evolved because it outlines futuristic ideal societies with positive ideals. Utopian settlements were attempted to be made in the U.S by Mennonites, and Mormons.

Democratic Socialism Democratic socialism supports political democracy within a socially owned economy. It emphasis self management within a market socialist economy. They believe that capitalism doesn’t work with the values of freedom and equality. The foundation of democratric socialism can be traced back to the origins of utopian socialism. Democratric socialists disagree with the Stalinist political system. Democratic socialism exists today in Canada because we have free healthcare.

Liberalism Definition: Willingness to respect other people’s opinions and values. Open to change. Modern Liberalism: Modern liberalists generally support free markets, trade, limited government, and individual rights. It combines the idea of civil liberty and equality with support for social justice and a mixed economy. Canada is an example of a modern liberal country.

Mixed Economy Mixed economy is a mix of both socialism and capitalism. It protects private property and offers a level of economic freedom. However it also allows to interfere in economic activities in order to achieve social aims. Mixed economy includes both private and government owned property that share control over owning, making, and selling of goods. Mixed economy is an example of collectivism. It attributes to creating planned economy, reduction of unequal income, and supplies social security. Mixed economy helps people because it provides public goods. Through providing those, and collecting taxes, the government can create more social welfare.



Conservatism Definition: Not open to change. Conservatives like the way things were and they like to hold onto traditional value. It’s evolved over time because it promotes traditional social institutions.

Classical Liberalism Classical/traditional liberalism value the idea of natural law and transcendent moral order. They believe that equality isn’t important, and self interest can be harmful. Government should be chosen by a small group of people with special rights. Queen Elizabeth II is an example of a classical liberal leader.

Facisim Facisim is a right-wing form government in which most of the government power is given to one person. Facist leaders are usually totalitarian and authoritarian one party state. An example of a facist leader would be Hitler. Facisim evolved because leaders find ways to force themselves into power. Once they get in, they can use threats, propaganda, and force to run the country however they want.